Laudrup admitted he feared a repeat of the notorious clash between French forward Patrick Battiston and German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher when Lloris caught Michu as he cleared a bouncing ball with his fist in added time of the Premier League match at White Hart Lane.

The clash led to a melee between the players and both benches, with Swansea City apparently angry at Andros Townsend’s attempt to score a second goal for Spurs on the break. Laudrup was furious that play was allowed to continue even though Michu, who recovered fully, had clearly taken a blow to the head.

“When I saw him like this I said 'F------ hell, he’s unconscious or whatever',” Laudrup said. “I was very angry, I was not wanting a free-kick or red card for Lloris.

"We always talk about people, if a player is out should we kick the ball out, sometimes teams say we have a referee and linesman and we go on until they whistle. But when possible head injuries happen like this there is no doubts.

“It is such a poor decision and very dangerous as well. When you see the way he went down, I still remember in 1982 Battiston, and he was lying with his finger like that. I really would like to hear the explanation from the referee and the linesman.”

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas agreed that the game should have been stopped immediately. “I was expecting the referee to stop the game instantly. It was a difficult decision for Mike Dean because Townsend was running through on goal, but the health of a player is more important and we were trying to get the game stopped immediately.”